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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Russian гербъ (gerb) (att. 1571), from Old Ruthenian гербъ (herb) (early 16th c.), from Middle Polish herb, from Old Polish herb (13th c.), from Old Czech herb, from erb, from Middle High German erbe (“heritage”), from Old High German erbi, from Proto-West Germanic *arbī, from Proto-Germanic *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃orbʰ-yo-m. Ultimately from the root *h₃erbʰ- (“to change allegiance, status, ownership”).
Pronunciation
Noun
герб • (gerb) m inan (genitive герба́, nominative plural гербы́, genitive plural гербо́в)
- coat of arms
Declension
Descendants
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian гербъ (herb) (early 16th c.), from Middle Polish herb, from Old Polish herb (13th c.), from Old Czech herb, from erb, from Middle High German erbe (“heritage”), from Old High German erbi, from Proto-West Germanic *arbī, from Proto-Germanic *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃orbʰ-yo-m. Ultimately from the root *h₃erbʰ- (“to change allegiance, status, ownership”).
Pronunciation
Noun
герб • (herb) m inan (genitive герба́, nominative plural герби́, genitive plural гербі́в)
- coat of arms
Declension
Declension of герб (inan hard masc-form accent-b)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “герб”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “герб”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN